Screening finds 1.48 lakh kids suffering from diseases in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Over 1.48 lakh children in schools were found suffering from different diseases at the health screenings conducted by the health department.

According to health department figures, more than 32.36 lakh children were screened for 30 different kinds of diseases among children. The children have been identified and they will get free treatment for their diseases under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK).

Among those found suffering from diseases, there were those children also who were found suffering from rheumatic heart disease. Mission director of National Health Mission (NHM) Navin Jain said that they had constituted 446 mobile health teams to conduct screening of children in schools, anganwadi and madrasas. Children up to 18 years were screened for diseases.

He said that those tested positive for diseases, they get treatment in hospitals. If needed, they get treatment in private hospital. Jain said that this year they had roped in AYUSH doctors. The health department recruited 836 AYUSH doctors and they were linked with the RBSK programme for screening of children for diseases.

This year, the health department has tested the health of children studying in more than 3,141 madrasas of the state. Earlier, the programme was only implemented in government schools but now madrasas has also been included.

The centre had introduced the programme for Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services Programme under National Rural Health Mission. The programmed aimed at early detection and management of the 4Ds prevalent in children. These are defects at birth, diseases in children, deficiency conditions and developmental delays including disabilities.

Among 1.48 lakh children with diseases, there were those children living with developmental delays, hearing defects, vision impairment, neuro-motor disorders, speech and language delay, autism and cognitive impairment.

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